Can hand foot mouth disease be cured

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Today, after my child came back from kindergarten, he always felt that his hands and feet were very itchy and had a lot of red pimples. He took him to the hospital for an examination and said that he had hand foot mouth disease. Here, I'd like to popularize it. Can hand foot mouth disease be cured.

Can hand foot mouth disease be cured

First, HFMD mostly occurs in children under 5 years old, showing mouth pain, anorexia, low fever, small herpes or small ulcers in hands, feet, mouth and other parts. Most children recover within a week, and a few children can cause complications such as myocarditis, pulmonary edema, aseptic meningoencephalitis. A few severe cases developed rapidly, leading to death. At present, there is a lack of effective drugs, mainly symptomatic treatment.

Second, symptomatic treatment, good oral care. For severe oral herpes and ulcer, gargle with Kangfuxin solution or apply it to the affected area, or mix Smecta into paste after meals and apply it on the ulcer surface with cotton swab.

Third, if timely treatment, with antiviral drugs, generally in the onset of 24 hours to 48 hours before the use is the best. And often when we diagnosed HFMD, we have passed the most effective stage of treatment, and now we do not advocate the use of antiviral drugs.

matters needing attention

Children should not contact other children, parents should timely dry or disinfect children's clothes, and timely disinfect children's feces; mild children need not be hospitalized, and should be treated and rested at home to reduce cross infection.